Category Archives: The Voting Wars
Forum on “The Voting Wars” at Cardozo law Feb. 11
[Moving to top, and looking forward to attending this event Monday–assuming the weather cooperates.]
Cardozo Law School’s Foersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy is putting on this event Feb. 11 at noon:
The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next… Continue reading
A Quick Reminder on Voter Fraud
With news of possible fraud claims coming out of Hamilton County, Ohio, it is worth remembering that vast majority of the relatively small number of cases involve either election officials committing fraud, or voters, candidates, and others committing absentee ballot… Continue reading
“Democrats Cite Long Lines in Bid to Shift Voting Rights Debate”
“Better Elections Performance Through Measurement: Pew’s New Index”
“3 Questions: Charles Stewart ranks the voting systems in the 50 states”
MIT News interviews Charles Stewart III.
“Supporters, opponents of voter ID repeal speak out at hearing”
News from NH.
“Democrats Move to Make Voter Fraud Easier”
Rush Limbaugh weighs in on Shelby County and voter registration modernization.
“House Administration Committee Votes To Eliminate Subcommittee on Elections”
Bloomberg BNA: “The House Elections Subcommittee, which handled campaign finance and other election-related issues in previous Congresses, has been eliminated in the new, 113th Congress, according to rules adopted Feb. 5 by the House Administration Committee. Rep. Candice Miller… Continue reading
Video: “Law and Democracy: A Symposium on Political Law”
Watch the video’s of this great event:
“Law and Democracy: A Symposium on Political Law”
November 16, 2012
This year’s annual George Washington University Law Review symposium took a look at the laws that govern our democratic process soon after… Continue reading
“U.S. Voting Flaws Are Widespread, Study Shows”
Must-read Adam Liptak NYT report about must-read Pew study:
The flaws in the American election system are deep and widespread, extending beyond isolated voting issues in a few locations and flaring up in states rich and poor, according to… Continue reading
“Fit to Print: The New York Times on Long Lines at the Polls”
Doug Chapin raises some important points about the front-page NYT story I linked to last night.
“Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny”
Front-page NYT report: “With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning a push to make voting and voter registration easier, setting up a likely new… Continue reading
“Spurned Bolling backs Democrats in tie voter ID vote”
AP reports from Virginia.